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A teacher in a differentiated classroom does not classify herself as someone who ‘already differentiates instruction.’ Rather that teacher is fully aware that every hour of teaching, every day in the classroom can reveal one more way to make the classroom a better match for

Many schools and districts see the value in having an instructional coach to support teachers. But how can an instructional coach, who often serves as the only person in that role on a faculty, receive feedback to improve her own practice? In this article, we

Each summer teachers are encouraged to register for a variety of staff development opportunities that may include:
Curricular content, instructional design, content mapping, and content delivery
How to support student learning through classroom organization and management
How to engage students with appropriate modifications by responding

In the world of Instructional Coaching, we often hear about the importance of 1:1 coaching and relationships, collaboration around a common and compelling goal, and tracking a teacher’s or student’s progress toward that goal (Knight). However, if we take a more systems-approach to coaching and

Coaching is booming. There are life coaches, executive coaches, and performance coaches. There are coactive coaches, empathic coaches, and solution-focused coaches. There are image coaches, dating coaches, even Twitter coaches. In other words, if you want to learn how to do something, you can find

As districts face challenges with a revolving door of excellent teachers, it’s time to find ways to offer sustainable, relevant, and engaging PD in and across schools.
EFFECTIVE PD displays three primary characteristics:
Sustained
Collaborative
Active
It’s when these three characteristics are combined that real results are achieved

For years, with our colleagues, we have studied teachers as they have endeavored to learn models of teaching that are new additions to their repertoires. Their needs are guides to the design of professional development—whether workshops on site, courses, or online and mediated programs. Here

Think about how many times you’ve walked away from school conversations, sensing they could be more productive, but at a loss for how to improve them.
In Better Conversations, Jim Knight honors our capacity for improving our schools by improving our communication. Asserting that our schools

This post was originally published on Finding Common Ground.
When I was a new teacher in New York State, the State Education Department (NYSED) required all provisionally certified teachers to videotape themselves teaching. Without the videotape, teachers could not become permanently certified. With 6 months left

Contributed by Ainsley Rose
Hattie’s Visible Learning research, despite years in the making, is still young in terms of implementation in schools here in North America. So, the question it leads me to consider is whether or not Visible Learning will fall prey to the “silver

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